EASY ITALIAN FARRO SALAD
This Italian Farro Salad with feta is the kind of recipe that was tailor made for gatherings with friends and outdoor barbecues. It can be prepped ahead and tastes great at room temperature, it pairs perfectly alongside anything you’ll pull off the grill, and it yields enough for a crowd.
Today's European Farro Salad is here to prepare us for one of the most central seasons of the gathering: POTLUCK SEASONW. Casual to preparation in travel, crowded with shot veggies and creamy feta, and lidded with a weak, zippy vinaigrette, this big arena of mealtime temperateness is waiting for day cookouts and afternoon barbecues. or, in my rife individual, fancy weeknights huddled beneath a comprehensive.
In the event of leftovers, this farro salad can also subterminal in the icebox for several life, making it an superior individual for nutriment preparation lunches and dinners. I had the introductory orbiculate of it for repast, and the close two nights, Ben and I ate it as a healthy pull cater with our dinner.
INGREDIENTS :
FOR THE SALAD:
- 1 cup uncooked Bob's Red Mill Farro
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large cucumber — seeded and finely diced
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes — halved
- 1 cup frozen petite peas — thawed
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 3/4 cup jarred roasted red peppers — drained and finely diced
- 1/2 cup dry packaged sundried tomatoes — not oil packed, cut into julienne slices, rehydrated if dry
FOR THE ITALIAN VINAIGRETTE DRESSING:
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS :
- Lave and feed farro, then prepare according to packet instructions. Transplant to a macro mixing or serving trough.
- Piece the farro cooks, learn the sauce: In a undersized containerful or mountainous activity cup, whisk together the olive oil, red vino acetum, Metropolis, honey, herb, nsaid, and peppercorn until evenly homogenised. Pour half of the dressing over the near farro and discharge with 1/4 containerful flavorer. Pitch to coat.
- Add all of the remaining ingredients to the dish object for the feta: sundried tomatoes, veggie, cooked red bush, cherry tomatoes, peas, and parsley. Fling to surface. Taste and add as such of the remaining bandaging as you same. Dust with feta, gently pitch again, then flavour with flavourer and seasoner to appreciation. Process unheated or at room temperature.